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dehydrogenase

dehydrogenase

1 7.7
A protein that takes hydrogen atoms from other molecules during chemical reactions
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːhaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deshidrogenasa
  • The soil samples across three different depths with respect to their dehydrogenase activity indicated spatial variation across soil depths and treatments.
  • lactate dehydrogenase
  • dehydrogenase activity
  • dehydrogenase deficiency

And within each of those, it has a threshold for high and low lactate dehydrogenase or LDH.

Examples

  • Table 1. Dehydrogenase activity, soil organic carbon, and moisture content in orchard soil.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Actually, the alcohol dehydrogenase is a catalyst, right?

  • The results suggested that NPK application had a major role in dehydrogenase activity.

    Academic text (2014)

  • This is our malate dehydrogenase reaction.

  • Without N application, the PK treatment resulted in a significant decrease of the dehydrogenase activity as compared to the NPK treatment.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Absence of N in T7 and T9 reduced dehydrogenase activity in soil compared to the treatments with its presence.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Keeping this in view, the present study was conducted to assess the changes in dehydrogenase activity, soil organic carbon, and soil moisture content under field conditions.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The univariate analysis showed higher variability of dehydrogenase activity in the soil surface layer compared to the deeper depths.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Maximum dehydrogenase activity was achieved where a combination of NPK, PSM, Trichoderma harzianum, and organic mulch was applied.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The enzyme dehydrogenase removes hydrogen from the substrate during the reaction.

Synonyms

oxidoreductase
vsdehydrogenase
  • Specialized
9.9

A molecule in living cells that helps one chemical give electrons to another

is more specific removing hydrogen atoms rather than general electron transfer

Surface Forms

dehydrogenase singular
dehydrogenases plural

Morphology

dehydrogenase = hydrogenase (semi-transparent) = de + hydrogen + ase

The prefix 'de-' (remove) plus the root 'hydrogen' are clear, but '-ase' is a specialized enzyme suffix that many learners may not recognise, so understanding the precise enzyme function is only partly transparent.

Etymology

Dehydrogenase is made of three parts: de- meaning 'remove', hydrogen meaning 'the hydrogen atom', and -ase meaning 'an enzyme', as in lactase. So, a dehydrogenase is an 'enzyme' that 'removes' hydrogen from other molecules.